10 Things to Do in Copenhagen in September

From attractive sports tournaments, to technology conferences and festivals of ancient traditions, you'll find a wide variety of things to see and do in Copenhagen during the month of September. But it's also a great time to visit the city and take beautiful pictures with the fall foliage.

You will love to take tours around the city to experience its early autumn colors and discover the other amazing activities Copenhagen has to offer.

TechBBQ is one of the largest and most significant events of its kind in Scandinavia and is basically a gathering of tech and barbecue lovers to share thoughts, innovations and food.

This is a good opportunity to taste that part of Danish cuisine that you don't see so much in the gastronomic tours of Copenhagen, which I also recommend.

During the event, you can participate in discussions about the latest technology trends, make valuable contacts in a cozy and vibrant atmosphere, get inspired by speeches from leading industry speakers and enjoy good old-fashioned barbecue, accompanied by exquisite drinks.

Details of interest

• Price: to enter this event and enjoy all the attractions inside, you will have to pay around 745 euros.
• Date and time: around the first fortnight of September every year. You will be able to enjoy the barbecue for two days between 9:00 and 20:00.
• Location: at Otto Busses Vej 5A, 2450 København.

In the Tivoli Gardens, until the end of September, open-air concerts take place every Friday as part of the Fredagsrock event. If you join, you can enjoy good music in a beautiful setting, as the Tivoli Gardens are one of the main attractions of the Danish capital.

Best of all, it is a free festival where they play music for all tastes, from pop and rock, to rap and jazz.

But not only I recommend you to go to the Tivoli Gardens for this event, but also to reserve a few hours of your day to see it quietly in the daylight. And did you know that it is the oldest amusement park in Denmark and the one with one of the oldest roller coasters in the world? In addition, in autumn its vegetation is more beautiful than ever.

How about taking a trip to the main Danish sights outside the capital? In September the weather is still good enough to enjoy everything the country has to offer in the open air and, the best thing is that you can do things that perhaps in high season are more in demand and it is more difficult to find a place. In addition, you can find better prices.

One of the examples is to make excursions to the surroundings and I propose you one: make an excursion to Roskilde, Frederiksborg and Kronborg, three essential places in Denmark.

In this excursion you will visit places like the castle of Kronborg, which inspired Shakespeare to write Hamlet, and the palace complex of Frederiksborg, one of the maximum representations of the Danish monarchy.

Obviously, summer is when the weather is at its best in the capital of Denmark, but as always, the downside is that it is when you will find the most tourists. Therefore, people who have availability and more flexibility, prefer to travel to Copenhagen from May to September.

The weather is not so good, but it is still nice and it is the last chance to see the city before the freezing cold starts to arrive. So it is the perfect time to take a bike tour in Copenhagen and discover the main sights without so many people and with a nice weather.

The best thing about this kind of activities is that you are accompanied by a guide* who also tells you curious facts about the city so you start to know it in depth and see it with different eyes.

The Golden Days Festival is a very important event that takes place annually in Denmark and each year it changes its theme, but what always happens is that each theme focuses on a situation of collective interest.

In general, these events take place in the city center square, which becomes the stage for a night full of music, dancing, lights and more.

You can also enjoy different activities throughout the city, including exhibitions, film screenings, walks, theater performances, lectures and performances, among other events.

Details of interest

• Price: tickets are free of charge.
• Date and time: between the first and third week of September.
• Location: the main stage for this event is Nytorv Square.

Copenhagen Tweed is an association where multiple lovers of nostalgia, history, bicycles, classic clothing and wool are grouped together. Based on these concepts, the association promotes the Copenhagen Tweed Ride event, which is a sport and style event, where you can pedal around the city.

What it seeks to promote is good style in both behavior and dress. During the bike ride, the organizers invite those interested to participate in the race wearing a vintage style, evoking the old days and the Copenhagen of yesteryear.

Details of interest

• Price: around 20 euros per person.
• Date and time: during the second week of September between 9:00 and 21:00.
• Location: in the streets of Copenhagen. The route itself is secret until the day itself.

The Copenhagen Literature Festival is one of the most exciting events for literature lovers. It is an international festival that focuses mainly on international literature by Spanish and Portuguese-speaking authors.

The best thing about this activity is that you can participate in sessions in Spanish, Portuguese or Danish, as you wish. During the festival you can listen to poetry readings, book presentations and attend a small book fair with new publications.

Basically, this is a non-profit event that you will enjoy being part of and learn more about the different cultures of the Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries.

Details of interest

• Price: all the activities of this event are free of charge.
• Date and time: during the afternoon hours. In 2023 it was organized on September 28 and 29.
• Location: University of Copenhagen, Søndre Campus (KUA), KU, Njalsgade 76, 2300 Kbh. S, room 4A.0.68.

At this festival you will have the opportunity to enjoy the orchestra of a great Danish musician who annually offers a series of concerts dedicated to the composer Joseph Haydn.

Joseph Haydn is considered one of the greatest figures of European music. Despite the importance of this great musician for European musical development, history has tended to place his works in the shadow of other composers such as Mozart and Beethoven.

Nowadays, and thanks to the festival that takes place every year in Copenhagen, you have the opportunity to enjoy Haydn's music, to discover his exciting and subtle symphonic universe in a musical journey that you will not forget.

Details of interest

• Price: between 20 and 60 euros.
• Date and time: during the first days of September, between 16:00 and 19:30.
• Location: at the Concert Hall of the Conservatory in Frederiksberg, in Gramo. Kongevej 11, 4. 1610 Kbh V.